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This report presents the results of a survey of 1,019 people who rent privately in Australia and places the results of that survey into the context of the overall private rental sector. Across most of the issues we asked about, renters in disadvantaged groups are doing worse.
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This research looks at public health responses to homelessness during the COVID emergency in Australia. It identifies barriers, adaptations and lessons learned from increased teamwork between public health and homelessness sectors. It investigates how these partnerships formed and how they can continue with ongoing adequate funding, staffing and logistical support.
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This paper examines the dynamic causal impacts of a 180-day cap on short- and long-term rental markets in multiple regions in New South Wales, Australia.
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The Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. The…
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This research Inquiry looked at how to change Australia’s housing assistance system into one that supports ‘housing pathways’. A better system for socially supported housing pathways could focus on supporting each person and household’s needs and goals, rather than being constricted by access to a small number of social housing homes.
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This research explores how changes to government administrative structures and processes affect housing policy in Australia. It outlines what can be done to reduce some of the negative impacts of these changes. Policy makers need to understand the effects of machinery of government changes, particularly in housing where debates about housing policy goals are ongoing.
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In State of the Housing System 2025, the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council (NHSAC or ‘the Council’) presents a sobering view of Australia’s housing system. The deterioration of housing affordability and low levels of new housing supply in 2024 are particularly stark reminders that Australia is still very much in a housing crisis that has been decades in the making.
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This paper comprehensively explores the housing policies in England and Wales, the causes of rough sleeping, the implications of criminalising rough sleeping, and the nexus between human rights and criminalising homelessness.
